Hip pocket



Oct. 10, 1950 c. CAPUANO 2,524,879

HIP POCKET Filed Feb. 21, 1949 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 C. CAPUANO Oct. 10, 1950HIP POCKET 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 21, 19.49

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AUTOENEVS c. CAPUANO HI? POCKET 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Feb. 21, 1949HTTOIQ/VEVS Patented Oct. 10, 1950 UNITED STATES TNT OFFICE,-

18 Claims.

This invention relates to a pocket construction, and particularly to ahip pocket construction.

A main object of the present invention is to provide an improved pocketconstruction which is simpler, superior, and easier to make andconstruct than prior pocket constructions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pocketconstruction which is easier to assemble than prior pocketconstructions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved methodof making a pocket construction. v

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be mademanifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointedout in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein: 7

Figures 1 through 7 represent succeeding steps in constructing andassembling a pocket construction embodying the concepts of the pres-.

ent invention; Figs. 1 and 2 being views from the same direction; Figs.4 and 7 being views from the opposite sides of the assemblages shown inFigs. 3 and 6, respectively; Fig. 5 being a view of the assemblage shownin Fig. 4, but in folded condition; and Fig. 6 being a view of theassemblage shown in Fig. 5 turned inside outward;

Figs. 8 and 9 disclose alterations which may be made in the preferredform of the invention;

Fig. 10 is .a view along the lines IB- IG of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 11 is a sectional view alon the line I I- l I of Fig. 6.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 1 wherein similar referencecharacters designate similar parts throughout, the three main pieces ofwhich the pocket construction is formed are shown in Fig. 1, referencenumeral i0 indicating a lining piece. referencenumeral i1 indicating afacing piece, and reference numeral 12 indicatin a main body piece. Themain body piece i2 as shownin Fig. 1 is only representative, and theparticular shape and size. disclosed in Fig. l is for the purpose ofconvenience. It

will be understood that generallythe main body portion will be one rearhip section of the trouser or an equivalent piece of material. In anyevent, there is generally a main piece in which it is desired to form apocket and this main piece is L intended to be represented by thenumeral I 2,

the particular configuration of the piece in Fig. 1 being merely forpurposes of convenience in rd r to t the various figures o th drawinsheet.

In order to make it simple to assemble the pocket construction, it ispreferable that notches l4 and i5 be provided in lining piece I0 toindicate various positions of the various pieces during the assembling.Forming piece II has notches it for locating it.

A number of steps in the construction will now be described but it is tobe understood that the particular order in which the steps areenumerated is not intended to be limiting but only descript-ive and agood example of this will be seen by comparing Figs. 1 and 2, wherein itis relatively unimportant which piece, H or I2, is first fastened orconnected to the lining piece I0,

It is preferred that the facing strip H as shown in Fig. l have the edgeor margin [1 re.- versely folded as shown and connected to the liningpiece H] by stitches l8.

The main body piece I-Z has a recess IQ of substantially rectangularshape cut therein and the main body piece is slit to provide a fiap 2|]which flap has substantially the same width as the recess 9. The facingstrip l I has a width substantially fiq'ual to that of the recess l9 andthe flap 2!) and in initially providing a facing strip II it may bedesirable to merely cut the facin strip from the main body piece I2 sothat in one operation a facing strip H, a recess [9, and a flap ZB areprovided. The facing strip I! is somewhat longer than the depth of the,recess as can be seen in Fig. 1. l

The flap 2& is connected to the lining in at the upper edge or margin ofthe lining as the lining is depicted in Fig. 2 by stitching 23, flap 20being connected at its sid margins and top and bottom margins as can beseen in F g. 2,

The facing piece 1 I is fastened or connected to the lining ii) in amanner to be described so that when the lining IB is folded to provide alining pocket that there will be a back wall and a front wall for thepocket and the stitching [8 will be positioned below the top edge of thefront wall of the pocket formedby the lining, a

During the rest of thespecification the margin represented by thenumeral 25 in Fig. 2 will be called the top margin of the front wall,and Fig. 3, the main body portion 12 has been turned so that the flap2,0 i in effect folded over the margin 25. In Figs. 3 and i it can beseen that. stitching 2E is provided to connect that portion of the mainbody piece which i opposite flap 2iltso the margin '25'and the flap 20.In Fig- 4, it can be seen that the stitching 26 passes down over thefolded border or edge '21 and then along parallel to the edge and thenback upwardly over the border 21. This stitching 26 can be clearly seenby comparing Figs. 3 and 4 since Fig. 3 shows the opposite side of thelinin and body piece and facing piece from that shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 the lining piece I!) is folded so that the facing piece I I ison the outside and a pocket is formed in the lining by joining orconnecting the side margins of the front and back wall of the lining bystitching 29, the outer side margins including the legs of piece I2being folded inwardly beyond the side margins of the lining piece asshown in Fig. 5, to allow the front wall of the lining to be readilystitched to the back wall of the lining piece without stitching throughbody piece I2. Stitching 29 starts from notches I5 on either side of thewalls and passes downwardly and around to form a U-shape as seen in Fig.5. The excess around the lining indicated at 3B is cut away.

The assemblage in Fig. 5 is then reversed, that is turned insideoutwardly and the view in Fig. 6 is from the same direction as that inFig. 5, namely that the facing piece I I is closer than the main bodypiece I2 and it will be noticed that piece I2 is now unfolded. The innerside margins 33 of the main body piece I2'bounding the recess I9 arethen inturned and connected by stitching 34 to the side margins of thefacing piece II, which stitching passes through the margins 32 and 33and also through the back wall of the lining piece I!) thereby joiningmargins 32 and 33 to one another and to the back wall of the lining II).The stitching 34 passes downwardly and around and upwardly in U-shapedfashion as can clearly beseen in Fig. 6, thereby forming the innerboundaries of the pocket.

The amount of overlap of the margins 32 and 33 is the greatest at thetop of the pocket and decreases or tapers outwardly to the edge 21 wherethe amount of inturn of the side margins 33 of the main body piece I2 isvery small, since the distance between margins 33 is only as wide as thefacing piece I I or as wide or slightly wider if facing piece I I ismade from a separate piece and not cut from the main body piece toprovide the recess, and therefore, side margins 33 of the main bodypiece l2 should not practically be turned in the same amount all the waydown particularly not by the amount shown at the top in Fig. 6. If thefacing piece I I is cut from the main body piece I2 instead of being cutfrom a separate piece, the edges 33 must be shifted toward each otherslightly in order to allow them to be inturned and secured to the sidemargins of the facing piece. This construction results in aslight-fullness in the main body piece but this fullness is practicallvunnoticeable and to some extent actually conforms to the body of thewearer..

Th s tapering of the stitching 34, that is, the tapering of the inturnof the margins 33, also has theresult that the distance across the topof the assemblage shown in Figs. 6 and '7 is less than that across thebottom of the main body portion shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and this isdesirable since the upper part of the assemblage shown in Figs. 6 and 7will be closest to the waist of the trousers.

It is also preferable that stitching 36 be provided along the borders 3!formed by inturning or reversely folding the margins 33, stitching 3Badding to the strength and appearance of the construction.

It may be desirable in some cases to further narrow the top of theassemblage which results in a streamlining or narrowing of the waistlineand this can be accomplished by removing a piece down the center offacing piece I I, the strip removed being approximately of the shape ofthe recess 43 shown in Fig. 8. The margins 4| and 42 bounding the recess40 are then inturned with respect to one another and connected togetherby stitching 44, as shown in Fig. 9, the particular shape of the pieceremoved serving to properly narrow the upper ortion of the assemblage.

For convenience, Fig. 8 is shown with the recess 40 unsewn but with thestitches 34 already in the pocket. However, in order that the back wallof the lining II) will not be bunched, it is preferable that the marginsM and 42 of the facing piece II be connected before the stitches 34 areapplied, and if this is done there will be no bunching of the back wallof the lining II].

By the use of only a lining piece a main-body piece, and a facing piecewhich may be and preferably is cut from the main body piece, a strong,attractive pocket construction can be assembled in a convenient andsimple manner and considerable time in assembling saved over priorconstructions. Stitching '26 which is best seen in Figs. 4 and 7,securely fastens down and assists the stitching 23 in fastening down theflap 20 so that none of the edges of the flap are loose or can becomeloose.

From Fig. 8 it can be seen that the stitching I8 which joins or connectsthe facing piece I I to the lining II] is located below the top edge 25which is just below the border 27 of the front wall of the lining Ill sothat the lining is concealed from view. The size of the facing strip IIis preferably such that after it and the main body piece are fastened inplace and the pieces reversed, that the top edge of the facing stri IIwill be approximately even with the top edges of the main body piece I2as the parts are depicted in Fig. 7.

The variation in the amount of inturn of the margins 33 on the main bodypiece I 2 can be best seen by comparing Figs. 10 and 11, Fig. 11 showingthe minimum amount of inturn, and Fig. 10 showing the maximum amount.The tapering of the stitches 34 can also be seen in Fig. 6, and in Fig.'7, it will be noticed that the borders 3'! diverge downwardly which, ofcourse, is the result of the variations in the amount of inturn of themargins 33.

The rim 21 in Figs. 10 and 11 is indicated as being bowed outwardly andis shown in this position only for purposes of illustration, it beingunderstood that the rim 21, when not turned back as shown in Figs. 10and 11, will lie substantially flat up against the facing piece I I. Bycomparing Figs. 10 and 11 it can be seen that in Fig. 11 the liningpiece Ill has been reversely folded but is not hit by the stitches 34,but further up the pocket as shown in Fig. 10, the reversely foldedportions of lining strip II) will be hit by stitching 34 and this can beclearly seen in Fig. 10.

The notches I6 in the facing piece II serve as means for locating thefacing piece I I on the lining piece II] when the stitches I8 areprovided for connecting the facing piece to the lining piece.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A pocket construction comprising a lining p e fo d to provide a frontwall and a back wall, the side margins of the front and back walls beingconnected together, a main body piece having a recess in one side andproviding a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flap being folded overthe front wall of the lining and connected to the front wall, thatportion of the main body piece opposite the flap being connected to thefront wall, and a facing piece having its bottom margin connected to theback wall, the facing piece having a width substantially as wide as therecess, side margins of the main body piece bounding the recess beinginturned and connected to the side margins of the facing piece bystitches, the facing piece having a portion removed down its center withthe opposing edges inturned and connected by stitches.

2. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the side margins of the walls beingconnected by stitches, a main body piece having a recess in one side andbeing slit to provide a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flap beingfolded over the front wall next to the inside of the front wall andconnectedto the front wall, and a facing piece having its bottom marginconnected to the back wall at a point below the top edge of the frontwall, the side margins of the main body piece bounding the recess andthe side margins of the facing piece being connected together bystitches, the facing piece having a width substantially as wide as therecess and having a strip removed down its center with opposing edgesbounding the cleft connected by stitches.

3. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the side margins of the walls beingconnected by stitches, a main body piece having a recess in one side andbeing slit to provide a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flap beingfolded over the front wall next to the inside of the front wall andconnected to the front Wall, and a facing piece having its bottom marginconnected to the back wall at a point below the top edge of thefrontwall, the side margins of the main body piece bounding the recessand the side margins of the facing piece being connected together bystitches, the facing piece having a width substantially as wide as therecess and the stitches connecting the side margins of the facing pieceand the main body piece tapering generally outwardly from the top to thebottom of the facing piece.

4. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the side margins of the walls beingconnected by stitches, a main body piece having a recess in one side andbeing slit to provide a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flap beingfolded over the front wall next to the inside of the front wall andconnected to the front wall, and a facing piece having its bottom marginconnected to the back wall at a point below the top edge of the frontwall, the side margins of the main body piece being inturned andconnected to the side margins of the facing piece by stitches, thefacing piece having a width substantially as Wide as the recess, thestitches connecting the side margins of the facing piece and the mainbody piece tapering generally outwardly from top to bottom of the facingpiece, the facing piece having a narrow strip removed down its centerwith opposing edgesbounding the cleft being inturned and connected bystitches.

5. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront walland a back wall, the side margins of the walls being inturned6 and connected together by stitches, the bottom loop of the liningbeing reversely folded with the layers connected together by stitches, amain body piece having a substantially rectangular recess in one sideand being slit to provide a, flap at the bottom of the recess, the flapbeing folded over the front wall down and next the inside of the frontwall and connected to the front wall by stitches, and a facing pieceapproximately as wide as the recess having its bottom margin connectedto the back wall at a point below the top edge of the front wall, theside margins of the main body piece bounding the recess and, the facingpiece being connected together by stitches.

6. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the side margins of the walls being inturnedand connected together by stitches, the bottom loop of the lining beingreversely folded with the layers connected together by stitches, a mainbody piece having a substantially rectangular recess in one side andbeing slit to provide a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flap beingfolded over the front wall down and next the inside of the front walland connected to the front wall by stitches, and a facing pieceapproximately as wide as the recess having its bottom margin connectedto the back wall at a point below the top edge of the front wall, theside margins of the main body piece bounding the recess being inturnedand connected by stitches to the side margins of the facing piece, theamount of inturning of the side margins on the main body piece varyingfrom a maximum at the top of the pocket construction to a minimum at thetop of the front wall.

'7. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the back wall extending upwardly beyond thefront wall, the side margins of the walls being connected together bstitches, a main body piece having an approximately rectangular recessin one side and providing a flap at the bottom of the recess, the flapbeing folded over the front wall of the lining and connected to thefront wall of the lining by stitches, and a facing piece having itsbottom margin connected to the back wall at a point spaced from the topedge of the front wall, side margins of the main body piece bounding therecess being inturned and connected to the side margins of the facingpiece by stitches, the upper portion of the back wall being connected tothe margins of the facing piece by stitching.

8. A pocket construction comprising a lining piece folded to provide afront wall and a back wall, the back wall extending upwardly beyond thefront wall, the side margins of the front and back wall being connectedtogether, a main body piece having a recess in one side and providing aflap at the bottom of the recesses substantially as wide as the recess,the flap bein folded over the front wall of the lining and connected byits side, top, and bottom margins to the front wall by stitches whichmissed the rest of the main body piece, that portion of the main bodypiece opposite the flap being connected to the front wall and the flapby other stitches, and a facing piece substantially as wide as therecess having its bottom margins connected to the back wall at a pointbelow the top edge of the front Wall and its side margins connected tothe back wall by stitching, the side margins of the main body piecebounding'the recess being inturned and connected to the back wall bystitches, the

amount of inturn of the side margins of the main body piece varying froma maximum at the top edges of the main body piece down to a minimum atapproximately the top of the front wall of the lining.

9. The method of making a pocket construction from a main body piece anda lining piece comprising cutting the main body piece and removingtherefrom a facing piece and leaving a recess in one side of the mainbody piece and providing a flap at the bottom of the recess, sewing thefacing piece to one end of the lining piece, sewing the flap of the mainbody piece on the margin of the other end of the lining piece, foldingthe linin piece to provide a front wall and a back wall so that thefacing piece is on the outside of the back wall, sewing the side marginsof the back wall to the side margins of the front wall to form a pocketfrom the lining, turning the pocket so formed inside out so that thefacing piece is now on the inside of the pocket, and sewing the sidemargins of the facing piece to the side margins of the main body piecewhich together with the flap define the recess in the main body piece.

10. The method of making a pocket construction from a main body pieceand a lining piece comprisin cutting the main body piece and removingtherefrom a facing piece and leaving a recess in one side of the mainbody piece and providing a flap at the bottom of the recess whereby therecess is defined by inner side margins and the flap, sewing the facingpiece adjacent one end of the lining piece, sewing the flap of the mainbody piece on the margin of the other end of the lining piece, foldingthe lining piece to provide a front wall and a back wall and so that thefacing piece is on the outside of the back wall, sewing the side marginsof the back wall to the side margins of the front wall to form a pocketfrom the lining piece, turning the pocket so formed inside out so. thatthe facing piece is now on the inside of the pocket, and inturning theinner side margins of the main body piece against the side margins ofthe facing piece and sewing the side margins together and to the backwall, and continuing the sewing around the margins of the pocket formedby the lining.

11. The method of making a pocketconstrum tion from a, main body pieceand a lining piece comprising cutting the main body piece and removingtherefrom a facing piece and leaving a recess in one side of the mainbody piece and providing a flap at the bottom of the recess whereby therecess is defined by inner side margins and the flap, sewing the facingpiece to the lining piece adjacent one end of the lining piece, sewingthe flap of the main body piece on the margin of the other end of thelining piece, folding the lining piece to provide a front wall and aback wall and so that the facing piece is on the outside of the backwall, sewing the side margins of the back wall to the side margins ofthe front wall to form a pocket from the lining piece, turning thepocket so formed inside out so that the facing piece is now on theinside of the pocket, and inturning the inner side margins of the mainbody piece against the side margins of the facing piece a maximum amountat the topof the main body piece and a minimum amount at about the topedge of the front wall, and sewing the side margins together and to theback wall of the lining and continuing the sewing around the margins ofthe pocket formed by the lining.

12. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising cutting into one side of the mainbody piece along two spaced approximately parallel lines to provide twoinner side margins and a flap between the inner side margins, sewing theflap of the main body piece to one end of the lining piece, sewing thefacing piece to the opposite end of the lining piece, folding the liningpiece to provide a front wall and a back wall and so that the facingpiece is on the outer side of the back wall, sewing the side margins ofthe front wall of the linin piece to the side margins of the back wallof the lining piece to form a pocket from the lining piece, turning thepocket so formed inside out so that the facing piece is now on theinside of the pocket, and sewing the side margins of the facing piece tothe inner side margins of the main body piece.

13. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising cutting into one side of the mainbody piece along spaced approximately parallel lines to provide twoinner side margins and a flap between the inner side margins, sewing theflap of the main body piece to one end of the lining piece, sewing onemargin of the facing piece to the opposite end of the lining piece,folding the lining piece to provide a front wall and a back wall so thatthe facing piece is on the outer side of the back wall, sewing the sidemargins of the front wall of the lining piece to the side margins of theback wall of the lining piece to form a pocket from the lining piece,turning the pocket so formed inside out so that the facing piece is nowon the inside of the pocket, and inturning the inner side margins of themain body piece and sewing the inturned side margins to the side marginsof the facing piece.

14. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising providing the main body piece withtwo spaced inwardly extending side margins and a flap between the sidemargins, sewing the flap of the main body piece to one end of the liningpiece, sewing one margin of the facing piece to the opposite end andsame side of the lining piece, folding the lining piece to provide afront wall and a back wall and so that the facing piece is on the outerside of the back wall, sewing the side margins of the front wall of thelining piece to the side margins of the back wall of the lining piece toform a pocket from the lining piece, turning the pocket so formed insideout so that the facing piece is now on the inside of the pocket, andsewing the side margins of the facing piece to the inner side margins ofthe main body piece.

15. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising providing the main body piece withtwo spaced inwardly extending side margins and a flap between the sidemargins, sewing the flap of the main body piece to one end of the liningpiece, sewing the facing piece to the opposite end of the lining piece,folding the main body piece over the edge of said one end of the liningpiece and positioning the main body piece against the other side of thelining piece and sewing the main body piece to said other side of thelining piece, folding the lining piece to provide a front wall and aback wall and so that the facing piece is on the outer side of the backwall, sewing the side margins of the front wall of the lining piece tothe side margins of the back wall of the lining piece to form a pocketfrom the lining piece, turning the pocket so formed inside out so thatthe facing piece is now on the inside of the pocket, and in turning theinner side margins of the main body piece and sewing the inner sidemargins of the main body piece to the side margins of the facing pieceby stitching through the folds of the inner side margins of the mainbody piece and through the side margins of the facing piece.

16. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising providing the main body piece withtwo spaced inwardly extending side margins and a flap between the sidemargins, sewing the flap of the main body piece to one end of the liningpiece, sewing one end margin of the facing piece to the same side of thelining piece to which the flap of the main body piece is attached and inspaced relation with respect to the end of the lining piece opposite theend to which the flap on the main body piece is attached whereby thereis formed by this attachment of the facing piece to the lining piece aflap of the facing piece and a flap portion on said opposite end of thelining piece, folding the lining piece to provide a front wall and aback wall and so that the facing piece is on the outer side of the backwall, sewing the side margins of the front wall of the lining piece tothe side margins of the back wall of the lining piece to form a pocketfrom the lining piece, turning the pocket so formed inside out so thatthe facing piece is now on the inside of the pocket,

and sewing the side margins of the facing piece to the inner sidemargins of the main body piece and to the flap portion of the liningpiece.

17. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, a liningpiece and a facing piece, comprising providing the main body piece withtwo spaced inwardly extending side margins and a flap between the sidemargins, sewing the flap of the main body piece to one side of thelining piece on one end of the lining piece, folding the main body pieceover the edge of said one end of the lining piece and against the otherside of the lining piece and sewing the main body piece to said otherside of the lining piece, sewing one end margin of the facing piece tothe same side of the lining piece to which the flap of the main bodypiece is attached and in spaced relation with respect to the end of thelining piece opposite the end to which the flap 0n the main body pieceis attached whereby there is formed, by this attachment of the facingpiece to the lining piece a flap of the facing piece and a flap portionon said opposite end of the lining piece, folding the lining piece toprovide a front wall and a back wall and so that the facing piece is onthe outer side of the back wall, sewing the side margins of the frontwall of the lining piece to the side margins of the back wall of thelining piece to form a pocket from the lining piece, turning the pocketso formed inside out so that the facing piece is now on the inside ofthe pocket, and sew ing the side margins of the facing piece to theinner side margins of the main body piece and to the flap portion of thelining piece.

7 18. The method of constructing a pocket from a main body piece, alining piece and a facing piece, comprising providing the main bodypiece with two spaced inwardly extending side margins and a flap betweenthe side margins, sewing the flap of the main body piece to one side ofthe lining piece on one end of the lining piece, folding the main bodypiece over the edge of said one end of the lining piece and against theother side of the lining piece and sewing the main body piece to saidother side of the lining piece, sewing one end margin of the facingpiece to the same side of the lining piece to which th flap of the mainbody piece is attached and in spaced relation with respect to the end ofthe lining piece opposite the end to which the flap on the main bodypiece is attached whereby there is formed by this attachment of thefacing piece to the lining piece a flap of the facing piece and a flapportion on said opposite end of the lining piece, folding the liningpiece to provide a front wall and a back wall and so that the facingpiece is on the outer side of the back wall, sewing the side margins ofthe front wall of the lining piece to the side margins of the back wallof the lining piece to form a pocket from the lining piece, turning thepocket so formed inside out so that the facing piece is now on theinside of the pocket,

and inturning the inner side margins of the main body piece and sewingthe inturned side margins to the side margins of the facing piece andsewing the facing piece to the flap portion of the lining piece.

CRESCENZO CAPUANO.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,583,674 Desilets May 4, 1926'1,832,214 Jenkins Nov. 17, 1931 2,137,085 Hirschfield Nov. 15, 1938

